Part 4: 1

I'd secretly dated Antonio Kaufman, my brother's best friend, for seven years.

I always believed a proposal was inevitable.

Then I discovered he was waiting for his first love to return.

I was a placeholder, a convenient means to an end.

***

I followed Antonio to a bar, eavesdropping on his conversation with friends.

"Antonio, now that your true love is back, what about Grace?" one asked.

Antonio's silence hung heavy in the air.

Another man snickered, "Freddy warned us off his sis... He wouldn't let anyone hurt her."

It was common knowledge.

"Alicia dumped me. I was just trying

back at her." Antonio finally said, his voice so cold it felt

Alicia

Antonio showered me

out in tears, he shoved me aside,

stumbled into a table, scalding myself and ruining my

humiliated and hurting, I

been forbidden to enter in

on his desk, was a photo of him kissing

marriage, I've reconsidered. I'm in!" "Grace, are you alright?" Freddy's voice was

tone. "Fine. I've just been thinking. It's time I

will you be back? You should meet

The sooner I agree, the sooner the company's problems are solved.

from now,"

the way, are you still in touch with Antonio? I heard

was serious, devoid

humor.

then: he knew about Alicia. That explained Antonio's

lowered my voice. "We are not that close

I quickly said goodbye

call.

to meet Antonio's smiling eyes. "Who

I flatly replied. He raised an eyebrow and pulled me into his

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